euro

See also: Euro, euró, eŭro, euro-, and Euro-

English

Euro banknotes and coins.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊəɹəʊ/

• Audio (UK):

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• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊɹoʊ/, /ˈjɝoʊ/

Etymology 1

The name euro was the winner of a contest open to the general public to propose names for the new European currency, and as such is technically a neologism, although it obviously alludes to the common root of geographical names for the continent Europe, derived from Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), the name in Greek mythology of a princess, abducted by Zeus as a bull across the Bosphorus.

Alternative forms

• Euro (proscribed)

Noun

euro (plural euros or euro)

1. The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
2. A coin with a face value of 1 euro.
3. An abbreviation for European in any sense; e.g. “euro size”; “euro style pad”.

Usage notes

• The plural recommended for use in official European documents written in English has been euro for some time, but this recommendation has been amended to euros. However, in Irish English the plural euro is now well-established.

Derived terms

• euro area
• euro coin
• eurozone

Translations

currency unit of the European Monetary Union

• Afrikaans: euro
• Albanian: euro
• Arabic: يُورُو (ar) m (yūrū)
• Aragonese: euro m
• Armenian: եվրո (hy) (evro)
• Asturian: euru m
• Azerbaijani: avro (az)
• Basque: euro (eu)
• Belarusian: е́ўра n (jéŭra)
• Bengali: ইউরো (iurō)
• Bulgarian: е́вро (bg) n (évro)
• Burmese: ယူရို (yurui)
• Catalan: euro (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 歐元／欧元 (au¹ jyun⁴), 欧元 (au¹ jyun⁴), 歐羅／欧罗 (au¹ lo⁴), 欧罗 (au¹ lo⁴)

  Mandarin: 歐元／欧元 (zh) (ōuyuán), 欧元 (zh) (ōuyuán)

• Cornish: ewro m
• Czech: euro (cs) n
• Danish: euro c
• Dutch: euro (nl)
• Esperanto: eŭro (eo)
• Estonian: euro (et), eur (slang), eurts (slang)
• Faroese: evra f
• Finnish: euro (fi)
• French: euro (fr) m
• Galician: euro (gl) m
• Georgian: ევრო (evro)
• German: Euro (de) m
• Greek: ευρώ (el) n (evró)
• Hebrew: אֵירוֹ
• Hindi: यूरो (yūro)
• Hungarian: euró (hu)
• Icelandic: evra (is) f
• Ido: euro (io)
• Indonesian: euro
• Interlingua: euro
• Irish: eoró f, (more commonly) euro f, euronna f pl
• Italian: euro (it) m
• Japanese: ユーロ (ja) (yūro)
• Kazakh: еуро (euro)
• Khmer: អឺរ៉ូ (ʼəɨrou)
• Korean: 유로 (ko) (yuro)
• Kyrgyz: эвро (evro)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latvian: eiro
• Ligurian: éoro m
• Lithuanian: euras (lt) m
• Macedonian: евро n (evro)
• Malay: euro
• Maltese: ewro
• Manx: oaro f
• Maori: uro
• Mirandese: ouro m
• Mongolian: евро (mn) (jevro)
• Norman: ûro m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: euro (no) m

  Nynorsk: euro m

• Occitan: èuro m
• Pashto: ېورو
• Persian: یورو (fa) (yuro)
• Polish: euro (pl) n
• Portuguese: euro (pt)
• Romanian: euro m
• Russian: е́вро (ru) n (jévro)
• Sami:

  Inari: evro

  Northern: euro

  Skolt: euʹrr

• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ѐуро m (Bosnian, Croatian), ѐвро m (Serbian)

  Roman: èuro (sh) m (Bosnian, Croatian), èvro m (Serbian)

• Slovak: euro (sk) n
• Slovene: evro m
• Spanish: euro (es)
• Swedish: euro (sv)
• Tagalog: euro
• Tajik: евро (yevro)
• Thai: ยูโร (yuu-roo)
• Turkish: avro (tr)
• Ukrainian: є́вро n (jévro)
• Urdu: یورو (yūro)
• Uyghur: ياۋرۇ (yawru)
• Uzbek: yevro (uz)
• Vietnamese: euro (vi), Âu kim
• Welsh: ewro (cy) m

coin worth 1 euro

• Basque: euro (eu)
• Faroese: evra f
• Galician: euro (gl) m
• Greek: ευρώ (el) n (evró)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: euro f
• Marathi: यूरो m (yūro)
• Romanian: euro m
• Spanish: euro (es) m

Etymology 2

From Adnyamathanha yuru, thuru.

Noun

euro (plural euros)

1. , a wallaroo (macropod species).

Translations

Macropus robustus

• Finnish: vuorikenguru
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Warlpiri: kanyarla, kanyala

See also

• joey
• kangaroo
• macropod
• marsupial
• wallaby

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• ouer, roué, ureo-

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Adnyamathanha

Alternative forms

• yuru

Noun

euro

1. wallaroo, euro

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Catalan

Noun

euro m (plural euros)

1. euro (currency)

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛu̯ro]

Noun

euro n

1. euro (currency)

   Synonyms: éčko, euráč

Derived terms

• euromince
• eurozóna

Further reading

• Template:R:ASCS

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œvro/, [ˈœwʁo], /ɛvro/, [ˈɛwʁo]

Noun

euro c (singular definite euroen, plural indefinite euroer or euro)

1. euro (currency)

Usage notes

Amounts are given with the plural indefinite euro.

Inflection

Declension of euro

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	euro	euroen	euroer euro	euroerne euroene
genitive	euros	euroens	euroers euros	euroernes euroenes

Further reading

• euro on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːroː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: eu‧ro

Noun

euro f or m (plural euro's, diminutive eurootje n)

1. euro (currency)

   Die broek kost tachtig euro. — These pants cost eighty euros.

   Die broek kost tachtig euri.

2. A euro (a coin of that currency)

   Heb jij twee euro's voor de automaat? — Do you have two euro coins for the machine?

   Heb jij twee euri voor de automaat?

Usage notes

Sense 1 has an invariable plural: euro. The plural eurie is sometimes used colloquially.

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Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

euro (genitive euro, partitive eurot)

1. euro (currency)

Declension

Declension of euro (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		euro	eurod
accusative	nom.
	gen.	euro
genitive			eurode
partitive		eurot	eurosid
illative		eurosse	eurodesse
inessive		euros	eurodes
elative		eurost	eurodest
allative		eurole	eurodele
adessive		eurol	eurodel
ablative		eurolt	eurodelt
translative		euroks	eurodeks
terminative		euroni	eurodeni
essive		eurona	eurodena
abessive		eurota	eurodeta
comitative		euroga	eurodega

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Finnish

Etymology

A cross-European neologism. See euro for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeu̯ro/, [ˈe̞u̯ro̞]

Noun

euro

1. euro (currency)

Usage notes

• For the usage with cardinal numbers, see Appendix:Finnish numbers.

Declension

Inflection of euro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		euro	eurot
genitive		euron	eurojen
partitive		euroa	euroja
illative		euroon	euroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		euro	eurot
accusative	nom.	euro	eurot
	gen.	euron
genitive		euron	eurojen
partitive		euroa	euroja
inessive		eurossa	euroissa
elative		eurosta	euroista
illative		euroon	euroihin
adessive		eurolla	euroilla
ablative		eurolta	euroilta
allative		eurolle	euroille
essive		eurona	euroina
translative		euroksi	euroiksi
abessive		eurotta	euroitta
instructive		—	euroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of euro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative euroni euroni accusative nom. euroni euroni gen. euroni genitive euroni eurojeni partitive euroani eurojani inessive eurossani euroissani elative eurostani euroistani illative eurooni euroihini adessive eurollani euroillani ablative euroltani euroiltani allative eurolleni euroilleni essive euronani euroinani translative eurokseni euroikseni abessive eurottani euroittani instructive — — comitative — euroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative eurosi eurosi accusative nom. eurosi eurosi gen. eurosi genitive eurosi eurojesi partitive euroasi eurojasi inessive eurossasi euroissasi elative eurostasi euroistasi illative euroosi euroihisi adessive eurollasi euroillasi ablative euroltasi euroiltasi allative eurollesi euroillesi essive euronasi euroinasi translative euroksesi euroiksesi abessive eurottasi euroittasi instructive — — comitative — euroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative euromme euromme accusative nom. euromme euromme gen. euromme genitive euromme eurojemme partitive euroamme eurojamme inessive eurossamme euroissamme elative eurostamme euroistamme illative euroomme euroihimme adessive eurollamme euroillamme ablative euroltamme euroiltamme allative eurollemme euroillemme essive euronamme euroinamme translative euroksemme euroiksemme abessive eurottamme euroittamme instructive — — comitative — euroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative euronne euronne accusative nom. euronne euronne gen. euronne genitive euronne eurojenne partitive euroanne eurojanne inessive eurossanne euroissanne elative eurostanne euroistanne illative euroonne euroihinne adessive eurollanne euroillanne ablative euroltanne euroiltanne allative eurollenne euroillenne essive euronanne euroinanne translative euroksenne euroiksenne abessive eurottanne euroittanne instructive — — comitative — euroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative euronsa euronsa accusative nom. euronsa euronsa gen. euronsa genitive euronsa eurojensa partitive euroaan euroansa eurojaan eurojansa inessive eurossaan eurossansa euroissaan euroissansa elative eurostaan eurostansa euroistaan euroistansa illative euroonsa euroihinsa adessive eurollaan eurollansa euroillaan euroillansa ablative euroltaan euroltansa euroiltaan euroiltansa allative eurolleen eurollensa euroilleen euroillensa essive euronaan euronansa euroinaan euroinansa translative eurokseen euroksensa euroikseen euroiksensa abessive eurottaan eurottansa euroittaan euroittansa instructive — — comitative — euroineen euroinensa

Compounds

• euroalue
• eurokolikko
• eurokriisi
• euroseteli
• eurovastaisuus

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ø.ʁo/

• audio:

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• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

euro m (plural euros)

1. euro (currency)

Anagrams

• roue, roué

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Galician

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

euro m (plural euros)

1. euro (currency)

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English euro, French euro, German Euro, Italian euro, Russian е́вро (jévro), Spanish euro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛu̯.ro/

Noun

euro (plural euros or euro-i or euri)

1. (numismatics) euro

Usage notes

All currencies in Ido are to be considered as foreign words. Thus, the plural are borrowed as well (euros). Though, because of the frequency of the currency, many treat the word as native (thus the plura form euri).

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Inari Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

euro

1. euro (currency)

Inflection

Even inflection in -o
	singular	plural
Nominative	euro	euroh
Accusative	euro	euroid
Genitive	euro	euroi
Illative	euron	euroid
Locative	eurost	euroin
Comitative	euroin	euroiguin
Abessive	eurottáá	euroittáá
Essive	euron	—
Partitive	eurod	—

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛu̯.ro/, [ˈɛu̯r̺o]
• Hyphenation: èu‧ro

Etymology 1

From English euro, from eurocurrency.

Noun

euro m (uncountable)

1. euro (currency)

Etymology 2

From Latin eurus, from Ancient Greek εὖρος (eûros).

Noun

euro m (plural euri)

1. Synonym of scirocco: Eurus (southwest wind)
   • 1321 [1308-1320], Alighieri Dante, Divina Commedia [Divine Comedy], volume Paradiso (narrative poem), Canto VIII, lines 68–69:

     sopra ’l golfo / Che riceve da Euro maggior briga

     above the gulf / Which receives more/the most trouble from Eurus
2. (obsolete, rare) Synonym of levante: levanter (easterly wind)

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) eurō

1. dative singular of eurus
2. ablative singular of eurus

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

euro m (definite singular euroen, indefinite plural euroer, definite plural euroene) (after a number - euro)

1. euro (monetary unit)

Derived terms

• euromynt
• euroområde
• eurosone

References

• “euro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

euro m (definite singular euroen, indefinite plural euroar, definite plural euroane) (after a number - euro)

1. euro (monetary unit)

Derived terms

• euromynt
• euroområde
• eurosone

References

• “euro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛw.rɔ/

• Audio:

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Noun

euro n (indeclinable)

1. euro (currency)

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Portuguese

Etymology

Derived from Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈew.ɾɔ/, /ˈew.ɾu/
• IPA^(key): /ˈew.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: eu‧ro

Noun

euro m (plural s)

1. euro (currency unit of the European Union)

See also

• cêntimo

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• èvro (Serbia)

Noun

èuro m (Cyrillic spelling ѐуро)

1. euro (currency)

Declension

Declension of euro

	singular	plural
nominative	euro	euri
genitive	eura	eura
dative	euru	eurima
accusative	euro	eure
vocative	euro	euri
locative	euru	eurima
instrumental	eurom	eurima

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Skolt Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

euro

1. euro

Inflection

Inflection
Nominative	euro
Genitive	euro
	singular	plural
Nominative	euro	euro
Accusative	euro	euroid
Genitive	euro	euroi
Illative	euro eurooʹje	euroid
Locative	eurost	euroin
Comitative	euroin	euroivuiʹm
Abessive	eurotaa eurotää	euroitaa euroitää
Essive	euron
Partitive	eurod

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛu̯rɔ/

Noun

euro n

1. euro

Declension

Declension of euro

	singular	plural
nominative	euro	eurá
genitive	eura	eur
dative	euru	eurám
accusative	euro	eurá
locative	eure	eurách
instrumental	eurom	eurami

Further reading

• “euro”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Spanish

Noun

euro m (plural euros)

1. euro (currency)

Derived terms

• eurillo (diminutive)
• eurito (diminutive)

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹ɛ͡ɵrʊ/, /¹ɛvrʊ/, (borrowed from English) /¹juːrʊ/

Noun

euro c

1. the euro; the currency
2. a euro, coin of that currency

Declension

Declension of euro
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	euro	euron	euro	eurona
Genitive	euros	eurons	euros	euronas

References

• Hur ska vi hantera euro?, Forskningscentralen för de inhemska språken, February 8, 2007
• euro, Språkrådet

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Welsh

Verb

euro

1. To bestow gold